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Incapacitation, not deterrence? If someone is in prison, they can't reoffend.
by dimensi0nal 2y ago
Incapacitation, not deterrence? If someone is in prison, they can't reoffend.
- FireBeyond 2y agoWe already have the highest incarceration rates in the developed world - I'm not sure that more people in prison is the right solution.
- hansvm 2y agoI think there's precedent for shipping them to Australia. It probably costs less to taxpayers, and it doesn't even harm Australians since our thieves are less dangerous than their spiders.
- underlipton 2y agoBecause outsourcing parts of our economy to Pacific countries has worked out so well in the past.
- FireBeyond 2y agoAs someone born in the UK, who grew up in Australia, and who now lives in the US, this trope always makes me laugh... England sent prisoners to America for nearly 70 years before sending any to Australia, mostly Virginia, Maryland and the Carolinas.
- hansvm 2y ago*checks map* That looks like the greater D.C. area. Coincidence?
- linksnapzz 2y agoNo, and prison is expensive. 1.) Corporal punishment or 2. ) Exile to Amchitka, with some camping gear, a knife, and fishing line/hooks.